In this paper, we define and present a comprehensive classification of user intent for Web searching. The classification consists of three hierarchical levels of informational, na...
Bernard J. Jansen, Danielle L. Booth, Amanda Spink
Online resources of engineering design information are a critical resource for practicing engineers. These online resources often contain references and content associated with te...
Services business generates significant amount of human and machine created data. Search and discovery of relevant information from this data is a critical factor in enhancing wor...
Nithya Rajamani, Murthy V. Devarakonda, Yu Deng, W...
This paper introduces a formalism to describe the needs and preferences of database users. Because of the precise formulation of these concepts, we have found an automatic and ver...
Users often try to accumulate information on a topic of interest from multiple information sources. In this case a user's informational need might be expressed in terms of an...